Headwear.



No. 768,356. PATENTED AUG. 23, 1904. B. BROWN. HEADWEAR. APPLICATIONFILED MAR. 18. 1904.

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N0 MODEL.

Witnesses:

PAIENTED AUG. 23, 1904.

B. BROWN.

HE'ADWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18. 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 .NO MODEL.

PATENTED AUG. 23, 1904.

.3. BROWN. HEADWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 1904.

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N0 MODEL.

Invenkor Hctornegs.

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. Patented August 23, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BETTIE BROWN, OF MINERALWELLS, TEXAS.

. HEADWEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,356, dated August23, 1904.

Application filed March 18, 1904.

wear, and particularly to a novel form of bonnet or hat to be worn byladies and children.

The object of the invention is to present 'a light, durable, cheap, andhighly ornamental form of bonnet or hat, which while having alltheappearancesof being made from varicolored fabric'or fabrics will, inefifect, be practically devoid of any textile material in, its] makeup.

With'the above and other objects inview, as will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a head-covering, aswill behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,there are illustrated two forms of embodiment of the invention capableof carrying the same into practicaloperation, it being understood thatthe elements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape,proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from thespirit thereof.

'In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of, a bonnet of thepoke type constructed in accordance with the present inven tion. Fig. 2is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 2 is a sectionaldetail View, on an enlarged scale, of a portion of the bonnet. Fig. 3,is a perspective view of a hat made in accordance with the presentinvention. Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective View of the hat. Fig. 5 isa View in longitudinal section therethrough.

In certain portions of the United States the climate is exceedingly dry,rains being of rare occurrence and fogs and dew unknown. The hcadwearconstituting the present invention is peculiarly adaptable for use insuch sections, owing to the factthat while though exceedingly cheap ofmanufacture thebeauty of Serial no; 198,796. (No model.)

I the article when finished and its light and airy appearance render itexceedingly popular.

Of course while the hcadwear made of the material hereinafter describedmay be worn for outdoor purposes it is equally adaptable for indoorpurposes and will be found of particular utility by actresses.

The material of which the hcadwear is constructed has thecharacteristics of being permeable to ai r, of being readily yieldablewithout crackling or being permanently wrinkled,

of being stretched without danger of tearing,

and when released from strain of having retractile properties which willcause the stretched parts to resume their normal condition. All theseproperties are present in the so-called crepe, tissue-paper, and it is.from 1 this material that the hcadwear of this invention will generallybe made, although, if preferred, tissue-paper in any other form otherthan in plain sheets-that is to say, folded or 1 plaited toimpart thestretching qualities therefabric.

j to may be employed and still be within the scope of the invention.

. 7 As herein shown the invention is applied to i the manufacture of anordinary childs bonnet l of the poke style and to a ladys hat of theflat low crown style at present invogue, these two forms of hcadwearbeing selected to exhibit two ways of carrying the invention intoeffect.

In the'bonnct shown in Figs. 1 and 2 there is a novel arrangementofrufiies around the {front and rear portion of the bonnet, which impartbeauty thereto and at the same time 1 assist in conveying the impressionto a casual observer thatthe article is made of textile The crown 1 ismade of any suitable material, preferably of stiff paper, coveredinteriorlyand exteriorly by crepe-paper 2,-the

crown being of any preferred form that may be desired. Around the frontof the crown are arranged two rows of ru'fiies 3 and 4:. The

' ruffle 3 is disposed adjacent to the outer edge of the crown andprojects slightly beyond the same and issecured thereto by rows ofstitches The raw or trimmed-off edge 6 of the 3, thus to give a starchedor silky appearance to the bonnet, while the rufl'le 4 serves, further,to conceal the edge 6. The ruffles is secured to the crown by rows ofstitches 7, and these rows are disposed intermediate of the width of therufiie 1 to form a rearward-projecting ruffle 8, which lies close to thecrown and serves to present an ornamental border to offset and enhancethe beauty of the rows of ruffles 3 and et. The lower portion of theruffle 3 terminates at or near the lower ends of the sides of the crown;but the ruflie 1 is turned rearward and extends along the bottom edge ofthe crown and forms side ruffles 9 and bottom ruffles 10, which extendpractically to the rear edge of the crown, and these latter ruffiesserve to hide the point of attachment to the crown of a cape 11, whichis also ruffled, and extends entirely around the sides of the crown andthe rear portion of the bonnet. Extending around or approximately aroundthe entire portion of the crown is a ruffle 12, which projects towardthe ruffle 8, the ruflie 12 being secured in place by a full peak 13,which is shaped to cause an artistic finish to the rear of the bonnet.The ruffle 12 and peak are secured to the crown by rows of stitches 14,the raw or trimmed-off edges 12 and 13 of the ruflle and peak,respectively, being disposed within and thus concealed by the peak. Thelower portion of the peak and the cape are gathered and adjusted throughthe medium of side strings 15, which are tied in a bow-knot at the rear,and serve to conceal the point of juncture between the lower end of thepeak and the upper end of the cape. By the peculiar manner of attachingthe ruffles and peak to the crown all rough edges are effectuallyconcealed, with the result that a neat and highly-finished article isproduced.

In the form of embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 3, 1, and 5the brim 16 is made of stiff paper or pasteboard and is covered bycrepe-paper 17 on both sides. The rear portion of the brim is providedwith an opening, as usual, to accommodate the hair of the wearer, andsurrounding this opening and secured thereto in any suitable manner is abandeau 18, the outer face of which is ornamented by varicolored plaitedcords of paper 19, it being obvious, however, that the bandeau may beornamented in any other manner that may be desired. The bandeau ispreferably covered by textile fabric 20 and has an upper lining 21 ofthe same material, although this is not essential. The upper portion ofthe brim at its front and surrounding its rim is ornamented in anysuitable manner, as by braided strips 22 of varicolored paper or by theemployment of any other suitable ornamentation at this point, the saidornamentation serving to shield from view the'lines of stitches 22' thathold the covering 17 in place and also to hide the raw or trimmed-offedge 23 of the covering. Surrounding the bandeau-opening is a full peakor crown 23, and disposed in advance of the front portion of the peakand projecting nearly to the rim ornamentation is a ruching 24, theattaching-stitches 25 of which are concealed by the bunched forwardportion of the peak. As in the form of embodiment of the invention shownin Figs. 1 and 2 the raw or trimmed-off edges 26 and 27 of the peak andcovering are disposed within the peak and are thus shielded from view.

By the mode of procedure adopted in the manufacture of headwear underthis improvement all seams and stitches are concealed and thefinishedarticle has all the appearances of one made of textile materialsuch as commonly employed.

The paper employed in the manufacture of the bonnet or hat may have itsedges dipped in any suitable coloring-matter to give a fringe effect tothe exposed portions of the co\"ering and other parts of the hcadwear,and this, together with any other ornamentation that may be adopted,will give a highly-finished and artistic appearance to the article.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. Ahead-covering comprising a crown, a cover therefor, a row of rufliesdisposed near the outer edge of the crown and having its raw ortrimmed-off edge disposed toward the rear of the crown, a second row ofrufiles secured to the crown and held spaced from the first-named row bythe trimmed-off edge, a row of rufiies surrounding the rear portion ofthe crown, and a peak secured to the crown by rows of stitches passingthrough the lastnamed rufiie, the trimmed-elf edges of the lastnamedrufile and peak being disposed within the latter.

2. A head-covering comprising a crown, a cover therefor, a row ofrufiies secured to the outer edge of the crown and terminating at thelower side thereof, a second row of ruffles secured intermediate oftheir width to the crown and presenting upstanding and approx i matelyhorizontal portions, a third row of ap proximately horizontally-disposedruflies arranged near the rear of the crown, a peak held assembled withthe crown by rows of stitches passing through the third row of ru'liiesand the crown within the peak, and a cape secured to the lower side ofthe crown and having its point of attachment therewith concealed by sideextensions of the second row of rufiies.

8. A head-covering comprising a crown, a cover therefor, a row ofruffles secured to the outer edge of the crown and terminating at thelower side thereof, a second row of ruffies secured intermediate oftheir width to the crown and presenting upstanding and approximatelyhorizontal portions, a third row of approximately horizontally-disposedruflies arranged near the rear of the crown, a peak held assembled withthe crown by rows of stitches passing through the third row of rufiiesand the crown within the peak, a cape secured to a the lower side of thecrown and having its.

point of attachment therewith concealed by side extensions of the secondrow of rufiles,

and gathering-strings secured at the rear of the crown and serving toconceal the'point of juncture of the cape with the peak.

4. A head-covering comprising a crown, a cover therefor, a row ofruffles secured to the 1 outer edge of the crown'and terminating at thelower s1de thereof, a second row of rufdisposed rutfles arranged nearthe rear of the crown and projecting forward, a peak heldassembled withthe crown by rows of stitches passing through the third row of rufflesand the crown within the peak, a cape secured to the lower side of thecrown and having its point of attachment therewith concealed by the sideextensions of the second row of ruffles, and gathering-strings at therear of the crown and serving to conceal the point of juncture of thecape with the peak. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BETTIE BROWN.

Witnesses:

WARD B. NEWTON, CLARK W. VVILsoN.

